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let's bring wolf blitzer right now in that town we're talking about. wolf, give us some analysis on -- from the obama camp's perspective. how will the obama camp attack this? >> i think they'll immediately start talking about what paul ryan's budget as the chairman of the house budget committee would have called for if it was obviously approved by the house of representatives whether republicans have a decisive majority. it didn't get approved by the u.s. senate. the democrats don't have a majority. but what i'll say is that paul ryan wants to end medicare as we know it. they'll say he wants to really effectively end social security too. very popular entitlement programs for seniors in the united states. medicare the health plan for seniors in the united states. social security the real relief if you will for so many millions, tens of millions of elderly americans that are retired and elsewhere. they're going to go after paul ryan and mitt romney on this issue, and they're going to try to score some points. i've just been going through some of the reac
let's bring wolf blitzer right now in that town we're talking about. wolf, give us some analysis on -- from the obama camp's perspective. how will the obama camp attack this? >> i think they'll immediately start talking about what paul ryan's budget as the chairman of the house budget committee would have called for if it was obviously approved by the house of representatives whether republicans have a decisive majority. it didn't get approved by the u.s. senate. the democrats don't have...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the 2012 campaign ad wars are threatening to take an lig new turn by dredging up the past. so far mitt romney is rejecting a proposed anti-obama advertising offensive that would have brought back a controversial figure from the last presidential campaign. here's jim acosta. >> it was a pitch to tear down the president laid out in this proposal obtained by the "new york times" for a multi-media ad campaign that recommends, quote, hitting barack right between the eyes. entitled "the defeat of barack hussein obama," it proposes tv spots featuring jeremiah wright in the clips that almost derailed his previous campaign. ending spending says it received the proposal but rejected it. >> we've got to stop this incredible spending. >> the pac is aligned with online brokerage campaign joe rickets. in statement he says rickeths is neither the author or funder of the so-called plan to defeat mr. obama. it's filled with racial overtones referring to the presiden
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the 2012 campaign ad wars are threatening to take an lig new turn by dredging up the past. so far mitt romney is rejecting a proposed anti-obama advertising offensive that would have brought back a controversial figure from the last presidential campaign. here's jim acosta. >> it was a pitch to tear down the president laid out in this proposal obtained by the "new york times" for a multi-media ad campaign...
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. >> yaw, let's bring wolf blitzer right now in that town we're talking about. wolf, give us some analysis from the ob camp's perspective. how will the obama camp attack this? >> i think they will immediately start talking about what paul ryan's budget, the determinant of the house bujts committee would have called for if it was obviously approved by the house of representatives. but what i'll say is paul ryan wants to end medicare as we know it. i'll say he wants to really, effectively and social security, two very popular entitlement programs for seniors and the united states, medicare, the health department plan for seniors, united states, social security. the real release, if you will. so they're going to go after paul ryan and mitt romney on this issue. and they're going to try to score some points. i i've jugs been going through reactions from obama supporters. they're saying out loud already this is great news for the president and his team because they think they'll have an issue to run and paul will write the romney ticket. sometimes, they shouldn't be
. >> yaw, let's bring wolf blitzer right now in that town we're talking about. wolf, give us some analysis from the ob camp's perspective. how will the obama camp attack this? >> i think they will immediately start talking about what paul ryan's budget, the determinant of the house bujts committee would have called for if it was obviously approved by the house of representatives. but what i'll say is paul ryan wants to end medicare as we know it. i'll say he wants to really,...
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wolf blitzer is off. i'm candy crowley and you're in "the situation room". >>> we begin with the state of unemployment in america, just three months before election day. both democrats and republicans have something to seize on in the newest jobs report. employers say they added 163,000 jobs to the u.s. economy in july. that's better than economists expected, and something for the obama camp to hang its hat on. but the romney camp is pointing to this figure, the overall unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 8.3%, because american households report losing 195,000 jobs. we want to bring in our white house correspondent, dan lothian. so sounds like kind of a wash, politically, dan. >> it does. and what the president is trying to do is highlight the positive, as you pointed out. yes, the unemployment rate did tick up to 8.3%, but what they're focused on is the fact that jobs were created, more jobs than expected. the experts out there, economists had expected that some 95,000 jobs would have been created las
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>>> couple minutes away from "the situation room" with wolf blitzer. hello, wolf blitzer. what are you working on today? >> we have lots of news coming up in "the situation room." later today we'll hear live from paul ryan out on the campaign trail. we'll also hear live from michelle obama and the president, president barack obama. they're going to be live. they're coming up. we're going to take those remarks later in "the situation room" as well. ed gillespie, a senior advisor, he's going to join us live. wait until you hear and see, brooke, the interview i just taped with former democratic congressman archer davis. he's here in "the situation room." he's seconded the nomination of president obama four years ago in denver. but what a difference four years makes. a major supporter now of mitt romney. wait until you hear what he says about the vice president of the united states. i think this is some of my staff already suggesting must-see tv. the interview with archer davis that will air here in "the situation room." >> isn't all tv with you, wolf blitzer, must-see tv? >>
>>> couple minutes away from "the situation room" with wolf blitzer. hello, wolf blitzer. what are you working on today? >> we have lots of news coming up in "the situation room." later today we'll hear live from paul ryan out on the campaign trail. we'll also hear live from michelle obama and the president, president barack obama. they're going to be live. they're coming up. we're going to take those remarks later in "the situation room" as well. ed...
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. >>> good morning, i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news this hour, mitt romney is about two hours away from revealing vice presidential choice, a move that could redefine the republican presidential campaign. three republican sources telling cnn, romney's choice as congressman paul ryan of wisconsin, the house budget committee chairman. in recent days there's been a good deal of pressure from the right to choose paul ryan. he's seen by many as a bold choice who helps bolster romney's conservative credentials and shows he's serious about economic change. romney will make his announcement in the battleground state of virginia. the military city of norfolk, aboard the uss wisconsin. event kickoff his campaign bus tour with his new running mate, a little more than three weeks before the republican national convention. we have complete coverage leading up to this dramatic announcement. candy crowley is here, gloria borger is here, john king is here, jim acos
. >>> good morning, i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news this hour, mitt romney is about two hours away from revealing vice presidential choice, a move that could redefine the republican presidential campaign. three republican sources telling cnn, romney's choice as congressman paul ryan of wisconsin, the house budget committee chairman. in recent days there's been a good deal of pressure from the right...
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wolf blitzer in d.c. for us. no matter who it is, once the announcement is made and out there and it's official, how does it change a campaign? >> one thing it does, once you have a vice presidential running mate, that person is important. as far as fund-raising is concerned, this is a reason why several of the romney folks really wanted someone to be announced as quickly as possible. once that person is the vice presidential running mate of mitt romney, that person can go out and raise money going to fund-raisers and if you are the running mate, you can do better raising money with potential big shots than if you are not. if you are a senator or a congressman or a governor or whatever. when you are the running mate, that helps from the fund-raising perspective and it presumably will generate buzz out there and i am surprised why the goff nof wants it do it on a saturday morning as the olympics are not completed. there will be an explanation for that. i assume they wanted to wait until the olympics were done and
wolf blitzer in d.c. for us. no matter who it is, once the announcement is made and out there and it's official, how does it change a campaign? >> one thing it does, once you have a vice presidential running mate, that person is important. as far as fund-raising is concerned, this is a reason why several of the romney folks really wanted someone to be announced as quickly as possible. once that person is the vice presidential running mate of mitt romney, that person can go out and raise...
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he did this in an interview with wolf blitzer in "the situation room." he was referring to i'm very, very sorry referring to the tax cuts issue being dealt with by the election as opposed to next year. let's see if we have it and i'll get you to comment on the other side. take a listen. >> yeah, i'm very sorry about what happened yesterday. it was -- what i thought something had to be done on the fiscal cliff before the election. apparently nothing has to be done until first of the year. i think he should just stick with his position. >> i'm not sure if it was worded this way, but i think somebody actually came up with the concept to ask is this possibly a senior moment? i tend to think that bill clinton will never be a senior, but is it possible this was just forgetfulness? >> i mean, he's a sharp guy. and i can't get inside of his head. we could guess. he was the president. he controlled the government for eight years. i would assume, one would assume, an observer would assume, that he understands that these things usually come up at the end of the yea
he did this in an interview with wolf blitzer in "the situation room." he was referring to i'm very, very sorry referring to the tax cuts issue being dealt with by the election as opposed to next year. let's see if we have it and i'll get you to comment on the other side. take a listen. >> yeah, i'm very sorry about what happened yesterday. it was -- what i thought something had to be done on the fiscal cliff before the election. apparently nothing has to be done until first of...
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>> l-i-l. >> wolf blitzer, rap expert. this is actually the latest in a long type of hipster moves by sir blitz-a-lot. need i remind you he danced on stage at the "soul train" awards. lest you think that was an anomaly, check out b. diddy keeping it real on "ellen." ♪ >> shorty got low indeed. you see, he had a long history of being hip. he does. i think he bumped it up a notch recently with the new glasses although as i said on the "ridiculist" a couple weeks ago when he debuted the new look, i think maybe gray-z was taking a page from the nothing's cooler than ac playbook. there's just, i don't know, let me put my glasses on. there's just something -- oh, you know what? i think i know what it is. it would seem that mr. wolf blitzer got himself some new glasses. i wonder where he could have possibly gotten that idea. now, i don't want to accuse wolf blitzer of going all single white female on me but these glasses, they're kind of my thing. so last week, snoop wolf filled in for me here on "360" and guest hosted the "rid
>> l-i-l. >> wolf blitzer, rap expert. this is actually the latest in a long type of hipster moves by sir blitz-a-lot. need i remind you he danced on stage at the "soul train" awards. lest you think that was an anomaly, check out b. diddy keeping it real on "ellen." ♪ >> shorty got low indeed. you see, he had a long history of being hip. he does. i think he bumped it up a notch recently with the new glasses although as i said on the "ridiculist"...
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that means wolf blitzer in "the situation room." wolf is here with a preview. hi, wolf. >> don, it also means you can go home. you've been busy i take it the last 24 hours. you actually went to the game. you enjoyed it? >> i am. i worked 24 hours and still managed to get through the day and be on the air. >> you had some good laughs, a little fun in the process. i'm glad you're back safe and sound. looking forward to your shows over the weekend as well. we've got a lot going on. back-to-back speeches over the past 24 hours between the president and mitt romney at this latino gathering down in florida. we're going to take a closer look, what romney said yesterday, how does that compare with what the president said today? we'll get some reaction. ana navarro, maria cardona, they were there in the audience. we also have howie kurtz and lawrence ash burn standing by. looking at the social media phenomenon amazing how a 68-year-old grandmother who was so brutally tormented on that school bus, it's really a shocking story, i must say, but this whole problem of elder
that means wolf blitzer in "the situation room." wolf is here with a preview. hi, wolf. >> don, it also means you can go home. you've been busy i take it the last 24 hours. you actually went to the game. you enjoyed it? >> i am. i worked 24 hours and still managed to get through the day and be on the air. >> you had some good laughs, a little fun in the process. i'm glad you're back safe and sound. looking forward to your shows over the weekend as well. we've got a...
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wolf blitzer got himself some new glasses. i don't know, perhaps he saw someone wearing them, liked them and decided to pick up a pair for himself. i wonder where he could have possibly gotten that idea. i don't want to accuse wolf blitzer of going all single white female on me but these glasses are kind of my thing. no one, i mean no one else has them. except, of course, for -- steve martin, johnny depp, justin bieber and even snooki. come on, i'm the only one on cnn who rocks these glasses. >> okay, maybe tom foreman has them, too. he's the trend setter. tom foreman is the johnny depp of cnn. we're not the only one who noticed wolf's new look. if you googled wolf's glasses before today, this is what you'd come up with, wine glasses with wolves on them. i have several sets. if you google wolf glasses now, it's blitzer's new look all over the place. on the blogs, the news sites, the twitters, the facebooks, it's everywhere. there's probably a tumbler thing about it. i like the new glasses. for one thing they complement wolf's
wolf blitzer got himself some new glasses. i don't know, perhaps he saw someone wearing them, liked them and decided to pick up a pair for himself. i wonder where he could have possibly gotten that idea. i don't want to accuse wolf blitzer of going all single white female on me but these glasses are kind of my thing. no one, i mean no one else has them. except, of course, for -- steve martin, johnny depp, justin bieber and even snooki. come on, i'm the only one on cnn who rocks these glasses....
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. >>> also ahead, a cnn exclusive, israeli president shimon peres tells wolf blitzer what he thinks of meeting mitt romney and much more. >>> and officials scram to believe explain why three airliners came way too close for comfort. not anymore. ink, the small business card from chase introduces jot an on-the-go expense app made exclusively for ink customers. custom categorize your expenses anywhere. save time and get back to what you love. the latest innovation. only for ink...
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more with arwa damon, ben wedeman, wolf blitzer in jerusalem. we'll also take a look at president obama's trip to burma, officially known as myanmar. we'll be right back. >>> we'll have more from anderson and gaza city in a moment. president obama is in cambodia tonight, his last stop on his three nation tour in asia. earlier today he became the first u.s. president to visit myanmar. he met with myanmar's president. >>> the extensive changes to the benghazi talk points were made by the intelligence community not the white house state department or the justice department. that's according to the spokesman for national intelligence. >>> the original talking points drafted by the cia specifically mentioned al qaeda ties to the attack, but that was removed. >>> indianapolis police say a major explosion that destroyed several houses and killed two ople is now a homicide investigation. the blast was so powerful that more than 30 neighboring homes were severely damaged. >>> it looks like there could be hope for hostess. a federal bankruptcy court judge
more with arwa damon, ben wedeman, wolf blitzer in jerusalem. we'll also take a look at president obama's trip to burma, officially known as myanmar. we'll be right back. >>> we'll have more from anderson and gaza city in a moment. president obama is in cambodia tonight, his last stop on his three nation tour in asia. earlier today he became the first u.s. president to visit myanmar. he met with myanmar's president. >>> the extensive changes to the benghazi talk points were...
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wolf blitzer is off today. i'm john king. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're heading into a monster week for mitt romney and paul ryan, as they gear up for the republican convention, now just a week away. to start building excitement, the running mates reunite monday in one of this year's all-important swing states. cnn's joe johns is here to look ahead at what else we can expect in a big, big week ahead. >> that's right, john. it certainly looks like the ryan/romney campaign could be changing its strategy already. last week, paul ryan himself said, and campaign aides confirmed, that the initial plan was for the two men to split up, more often than not, in the few weeks leading up to the republican national convention in tampa. but now, mitt romney and paul ryan are already scheduled to reunite for a campaign stop in the manchester area of new hampshire and the campaign has left open the possibility of more stops together, later in the week. early reports are those stops could be in the midwest. new hampshire was the p
wolf blitzer is off today. i'm john king. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're heading into a monster week for mitt romney and paul ryan, as they gear up for the republican convention, now just a week away. to start building excitement, the running mates reunite monday in one of this year's all-important swing states. cnn's joe johns is here to look ahead at what else we can expect in a big, big week ahead. >> that's right, john. it certainly looks like the...
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wolf blitzer begins right now. >>> you're in "the situation room." a huge week ahead for the united states supreme court as the country awaits judgment day for president obama's controversial health care law. ahead, a closer look at how the court might rule and what it could mean for the white house. senator marco rubio defends mitt romney as the republican presidential candidate changes his tone on illegal immigration. i'll talk to senator rubio about an issue that hits him close to home and about his chances of becoming romney's running mate. >>> and a new investigation into a potentially dangerous germ leak at a u.s. government lab. is an agency that's supposed to protect us from disease putting people at risk? >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> all eyes on the u.s. supreme court this coming week as the justices are expected to hand out a ruling that will impact every american and shape the future of the country. the long-awaited decision on president
wolf blitzer begins right now. >>> you're in "the situation room." a huge week ahead for the united states supreme court as the country awaits judgment day for president obama's controversial health care law. ahead, a closer look at how the court might rule and what it could mean for the white house. senator marco rubio defends mitt romney as the republican presidential candidate changes his tone on illegal immigration. i'll talk to senator rubio about an issue that hits him...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> today we're coming to you live from cnn's jerusalem, israel. he left there live earlier today. he's now in poland with the president-elect. we're going to have a live report in the next hour from pole land. we begin this hour with my one-on-one interview with the republican presidential candidate. governor romney, thanks so much for joining us, in jerusalem. what a beautiful city. i'm sure you've been moved by what you've seen so far. >> it's a holy city, a city of a great and courageous people. my wife and i first came here in 1995 and have been here four times now. we're moved and inspired by what we see here. >> do you consider
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> today we're coming to you live from cnn's jerusalem, israel. he left there live earlier today. he's now in poland with the president-elect. we're going to have a live report in the next hour from pole land. we begin this hour with my one-on-one interview with the republican presidential candidate. governor romney, thanks so much for joining us, in jerusalem. what a beautiful city. i'm sure you've been moved by what you've...
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watch this exchange between wolf blitzer and mitt romney. >> my dad getting r and r this weekend at the movies today with me and my kids. you went to see the hunger games. how did you like that? >> jon: wow, that's the kind of question you ask a chair. seriously easy question though, right. it's romney. you never know if he's go to go i loved it, hated. go thumbs up and down. >> it was nice to see a flick first time in a long time. >> pg-13, is it a little too violent for young kids? >> this whole thing was a setup to nail romney on the hot button issue of whether or not he is a responsible grandpa. mr. romney your mug says world's greatest grandpa the but the facts say otherwise. dude, it was a pg-13 movie not a rave. >> i think it's disturbing for young kids. the pg-13 is an indication of the seriousness of the film but i'm over 13 now. >> jon: boom. it was funny. nicely done. you made a joke and prevented wolf blitzer from proving you are under 13 and ineligible for the president six hopefully that settles grandpa gate. >> i'm over 13 now. but you went with young kids, right? >> you
watch this exchange between wolf blitzer and mitt romney. >> my dad getting r and r this weekend at the movies today with me and my kids. you went to see the hunger games. how did you like that? >> jon: wow, that's the kind of question you ask a chair. seriously easy question though, right. it's romney. you never know if he's go to go i loved it, hated. go thumbs up and down. >> it was nice to see a flick first time in a long time. >> pg-13, is it a little too violent...
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> wolf blitzer was immovable. don't mess with wolf blitzer. >> his name is wolf. what are you going to do? >> your name is wolf blitzer. don't mess with him. before we go, i want to play a moment from the debate that stuck with me. i want to know whether it's possible mitt romney didn't know about this ad. here it is. >> i haven't seen the ad, so i' sorry, i don't get to see all the tv ads -- did he say that? i doubt that's my ad, but we'll take a look and find out. there are a bunch of ads that are being organized by people, but i think our position on english is the same. >> that ad was from -- i mitt romney approve this ad. is it possible he didn't know about it? >> it's absolutely possible. they would have cut that disclaimer early in the process. campaigns are large, complex moving pieces. it's very possible that he didn't know about the ads sisters and tep mother comes "outfront." >>> and dr. sanjay gupta joins us with a look at concussions. >>> was it a horrific murder or tragic accident in that is the deci
> wolf blitzer was immovable. don't mess with wolf blitzer. >> his name is wolf. what are you going to do? >> your name is wolf blitzer. don't mess with him. before we go, i want to play a moment from the debate that stuck with me. i want to know whether it's possible mitt romney didn't know about this ad. here it is. >> i haven't seen the ad, so i' sorry, i don't get to see all the tv ads -- did he say that? i doubt that's my ad, but we'll take a look and find out. there...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> intriguing new twists and turns in the scandal that's gripping washington, indeed the nation and much of the world. the affair that led general dividend petraeus to resign as director of the central intelligence agency. we're finding out that at least one lawmaker here in washington may have learned of it ahead of the president and there are questions about the investigation that led to petraeus' stunning downfall. brian todd's been working the story for us and getting new information. brian, tell our viewers what's the latest? >> we found out that the house majority leader, republican congressman eric cantor, may have found out almost two weeks before the president did. this and other time lines we're following on the investigation have led to genuine anger over why the ite house and other top congressional leaders weren't told sooner. a time line cnn has put together shows the republican house majority leader may have known about former cia direct
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> intriguing new twists and turns in the scandal that's gripping washington, indeed the nation and much of the world. the affair that led general dividend petraeus to resign as director of the central intelligence agency. we're finding out that at least one lawmaker here in washington may have learned of it ahead of the president and there are questions about the investigation that led to petraeus' stunning downfall. brian...
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i'm wolf blitzer in washington. remember, the conversation continues on twitter. follow me at wolf blitzer. the news continues next on cnn. >>> hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky could be sentenced in about 90 days. he's under suicide watch in jail. he was convicted on 45 counts of child sex abuse. dottie sandusky was spotted around noon delivering a package to her husband. in a few minutes, i'll speak to the attorney for witness number four. >>> gusty winds and flames are forcing colorado residents from their homes. fire crews are warning of extreme fire conditions and the potential for the hyde park fire to rapidly grow. the number of acres burned has just jumped to 75,000. >>> in utah, fast-moving flames and falling ash surrounded homes. cnn affiliate ktvx reports families barely made it
i'm wolf blitzer in washington. remember, the conversation continues on twitter. follow me at wolf blitzer. the news continues next on cnn. >>> hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky could be sentenced in about 90 days. he's under suicide watch in jail. he was convicted on 45 counts of child sex abuse. dottie sandusky was spotted around noon delivering a package to her husband. in a few minutes, i'll speak to the attorney for witness...
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wolf blitzer is waking up early with us this morning. glad you're with us, wolf. what do you think? bold move? what do you think he'll bring to the ticket? >> i think he'll really energize the conservative base. they love paul ryan. they'll go out and vote. it will reassure many of them that mitt romney is in fact himself a conservative. this is the post important decision the candidate can make. telling american people who would take over who would take over god forbid if something were to happen to the president of the united states. it says who mitt romney is. he decided to go bold. there's so much speculation that he would ask senator rob portman of ohio or tim pawlenty of minnesota to be his running mate. both totally qualified, both excellent men with relative experience. relatively bland, compared to someone like paul ryan, or if he would have gone with bob jindal or chris christie. he is saying i want to energize the race and want the economy to be issue number one. that's paul ryan's strength. he's been in washington for almost 20 years. he knows these economic issues, chai
wolf blitzer is waking up early with us this morning. glad you're with us, wolf. what do you think? bold move? what do you think he'll bring to the ticket? >> i think he'll really energize the conservative base. they love paul ryan. they'll go out and vote. it will reassure many of them that mitt romney is in fact himself a conservative. this is the post important decision the candidate can make. telling american people who would take over who would take over god forbid if something were...
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. >>> donald trump versus wolf blitzer. their war of words on live tv. >> donald, you're beginning to sound a the little ridiculous, i have to tell you. >> i think you are, wolf. let me tell you something, i think you sound ridiculous. >>> plus the white house apologizing after president obama accidentally insults the people of poland. >>> and a pilot pulls off a miracle after the plane's propellor ends up on the roof of a house. on that note, good morning to you. welcome to "early start." i'm zoraida sambolin. >> just hate when that happens. just ruins your morning, doesn't it? good morning, everybody. zoraida and i are here to bring you the news from "a" to "z." it's 5:00 in the a.m. let's get started. >>> first, donald trump sucking the air out of the whole evening, stealing mitt romney's thunder after last night's texas primary victory. romney now has more than enough delegates to clinch the republican nomination, but not everyone is talking about that this morning. instead, it seems to be all about the trump and barack
. >>> donald trump versus wolf blitzer. their war of words on live tv. >> donald, you're beginning to sound a the little ridiculous, i have to tell you. >> i think you are, wolf. let me tell you something, i think you sound ridiculous. >>> plus the white house apologizing after president obama accidentally insults the people of poland. >>> and a pilot pulls off a miracle after the plane's propellor ends up on the roof of a house. on that note, good morning...
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> wolf blitzer was immovable. don't mess with wolf blitzer. >> his name is wolf. what are you going to do? >> your name is wolf blitzer. don't mess with him. before we go, i want to play a moment from the debate that stuck with me. i want to know whether it's possible mitt romney didn't know about this ad. here it is. >> i haven't seen the ad, so i' sorry, i don't get to see all the tv ads -- did he say that? i doubt that's my ad, but we'll take a look and find out. there are a bunch of ads that are being organized by people, but i think our position on english is the same. >> that ad was from -- i mitt romney approve this ad. is it possible he didn't know about it? >> it's absolutely possible. they would have cut that disclaimer early in the process. campaigns are large, complex moving pieces. it's very possible that he didn't know about the ads specifically and the campaign's media team and that was that. >> erin, i got to jump in here because i've been on campaigns. i've been in the limo or van when you pull ou
> wolf blitzer was immovable. don't mess with wolf blitzer. >> his name is wolf. what are you going to do? >> your name is wolf blitzer. don't mess with him. before we go, i want to play a moment from the debate that stuck with me. i want to know whether it's possible mitt romney didn't know about this ad. here it is. >> i haven't seen the ad, so i' sorry, i don't get to see all the tv ads -- did he say that? i doubt that's my ad, but we'll take a look and find out. there...
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that means my friend wolf blitzer and "the situation room." wolf is here with a preview. hey, wolf. >> hi, alina. we've got lots of news coming up in "the situation room." newt gingrich is going to be joining us by the way. we've got important issues i want to raise with him. is he going to be delivering a major speech at the republican presidential convention at the end of august -- end of this month in tampa? has he been invited yet to deliver a speech? we know that rick santorum's been invited. i'm anxious to hear if the former speaker of the house has already been invited to deliver a speech or not. also, bill burton is going to be joining us. a lot of people don't know who he is. he's the former white house deputy press secretary. he worked for president obama. he now runs the pro-obama super pac that came out with that rather controversial ad the other day suggesting that mitt romney may have at least indirectly been responsible for the death of a woman whose husband lost his job. so we're going to go through all of that with bill burton. we got a lot of other news
that means my friend wolf blitzer and "the situation room." wolf is here with a preview. hey, wolf. >> hi, alina. we've got lots of news coming up in "the situation room." newt gingrich is going to be joining us by the way. we've got important issues i want to raise with him. is he going to be delivering a major speech at the republican presidential convention at the end of august -- end of this month in tampa? has he been invited yet to deliver a speech? we know that...
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wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs g of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback at gas stations through september. it pays to discover. >>> an update in the death of a man shot in the back of the head in a police car. was it suicide or homicide. today the autopsy report was released, we'll have the result when is we come back. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. >>> welcome back. crim
wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs g of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback at gas...
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blitzer, thank you. >>> be sure to join wolf blitzer monday, 4:00 p.m. eastern, for "the situation room," a special edition live from jerusalem. >>> a peace effort under way it stop the violence. egypt working to reinstate a cease-fire. deputy general will arrive in cairo tomorrow. both israelis and palestinians say the solution must come from the other side. >> we are trying to drive home a message to hamas, that they cannot shoot at israeli civilians, try to kill israeli civilianes with impunity. we have been trying to keep down the amount of civilian deaths on their side. compare that to hamas on us. they are trying to maximize the amount of civilians that they kill. that's the different between a terrorist organization and democratic country. >> i think it takes two to tango here. the ambassador knows that israel invoked hamas by taking out one of their -- on wednesday. they knew that hamas and other fashions would retaliate. so they are also to be blamed for the violence between the gaza strip and israel. it's time for the united states, for interna
blitzer, thank you. >>> be sure to join wolf blitzer monday, 4:00 p.m. eastern, for "the situation room," a special edition live from jerusalem. >>> a peace effort under way it stop the violence. egypt working to reinstate a cease-fire. deputy general will arrive in cairo tomorrow. both israelis and palestinians say the solution must come from the other side. >> we are trying to drive home a message to hamas, that they cannot shoot at israeli civilians, try to...
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wolf blitzer. and former presidential adviser david gergen. stepnie cutter said that mitt romney was possibly -- had possibly committed a felony. did it surprise you that president obama denied that today? >> well, you know, he was being very precise and he's a very precise kind of person, as all of us who have covered him over the years, know. he didn't say that -- he said no one actually accused him of committing a felony. stephanie cutter, the deputy campaign manager for the obama campaign, just said, if, in fact, he had done what was suggested, that potentially could have been a felony. so he was precise. it didn't surprise me because the president wants to be very precise in what he's saying. stephanie cu cutter was pretty precise. they're parsing words. if you will. >> i was surprised because stephanie cutter introduced the suggestion. wolf is right, she did not outright accuse romney of being a felon. she definitely suggested he might have committed a felony. in politics, that's considered over the line or below the belt. if we still kn
wolf blitzer. and former presidential adviser david gergen. stepnie cutter said that mitt romney was possibly -- had possibly committed a felony. did it surprise you that president obama denied that today? >> well, you know, he was being very precise and he's a very precise kind of person, as all of us who have covered him over the years, know. he didn't say that -- he said no one actually accused him of committing a felony. stephanie cutter, the deputy campaign manager for the obama...
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wolf blitzer is back with me. we are watching nevada where they are am doing this. >> news of the killing spreads, the resort town is gripped with fear. >> the whole thing wasn't making sense. >> our economic engine is tourists. we have millions of tourists that come here, particularly in the summertime. >> the longer the killer is out there the longer myrtle beach stands to lose. >> it has to be solved very quickly and rapidly. >> after 24 hours, the case is still stone cold. >> tomorrow sanjay talks with a gastromener obsessed with playing with foods. >> serving edible menus makes sense. every month 20 tons of paper are wasted. you just eat your menu that was made from organic local product, you could eliminate that paper waste. >> tune in to watch the "next list" or set your dvr 2:00 p.m. sunday. tune in tomorrow afternoon and we'll tell why you hundreds of alleged sex abuse victims are furious with the arch dioceses of milwaukee as the catholic church gets ready for a global conference on the priest sex abuse
wolf blitzer is back with me. we are watching nevada where they are am doing this. >> news of the killing spreads, the resort town is gripped with fear. >> the whole thing wasn't making sense. >> our economic engine is tourists. we have millions of tourists that come here, particularly in the summertime. >> the longer the killer is out there the longer myrtle beach stands to lose. >> it has to be solved very quickly and rapidly. >> after 24 hours, the case is...
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i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> monday's third and final presidential debate will be a serious challenge for both candidates. it's focused on international policy and arena where both mitt romney lacks experience and the obama administration is under growing criticism, especially when it comes to the situation in the middle east. let's start with cnn's white house correspondent dan loathian. i assume officials in the white house campaign they know the president has questions he's going to answer. >> reporter: that's correct, wolf. and there doesn't appear to be much of a difference between the two candidates when it comes to foreign policy. but the president is getting prepared in study hall this weekend out at camp david. i think when you talk to folks out there, most people believe the president does have an advantage going into this debate. we expect he'll talk about getting osama bin laden but no one here at the white house, no one with the campaign is under estimating gov
i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> monday's third and final presidential debate will be a serious challenge for both candidates. it's focused on international policy and arena where both mitt romney lacks experience and the obama administration is under growing criticism, especially when it comes to the situation in the middle east. let's start with cnn's white house correspondent dan loathian. i assume officials in the white house campaign they know the...
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for that, let's go to wolf blitzer. >> thank, anderson. we're watching a state of emergency that has been declared in preparation for isaac in new orleans and that entire area. it's a real big problem. >> it really is. you heard chad talking about a possible category 3. that storm is expected to hit on or around the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. if it hits early wednesday morning that, would be the anniversa anniversary. joining us in the mayor of new orleans. we appreciate you taking the time. are you ready for this storm? i know today you were talking and saying, look, there's no shelters of last resort. what did to you mean by that? >> what i said is we would not use the super dome or convention center as a shelter of last resort. in other words, people need to make preparations to evacuate. for those that cannot evacuate, we have the capability of moving the people that have signed up out of town. we feel really good about that. >> do you have the capability of dealing with what chad myers was just reporting? could be a cat
for that, let's go to wolf blitzer. >> thank, anderson. we're watching a state of emergency that has been declared in preparation for isaac in new orleans and that entire area. it's a real big problem. >> it really is. you heard chad talking about a possible category 3. that storm is expected to hit on or around the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. if it hits early wednesday morning that, would be the anniversa anniversary. joining us in the mayor of new orleans. we...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> at the nato summit this week, allied leaders signed off on president obama's timetable to end the war in afghanistan by 2014. i was there to report the summit and i sat down with afghan president hamid karzai to talk about the war, the war in pakistan and their relationship with osama bin laden. >> do you believe they were protecting bin laden? >> he was killed. whether he had official protection is something i can't tell. >> what do you think? >> really difficult to say one way or other but where he was, how could he have been without some knowledge. >> that's what a lot of people suspect. all right. let's talk about u.s.-afghan relations. right now you've had some successful, i think, meetings with the president of the united states. but a lot of americans as you know, and you look at american public opinion polls, they're concerned that they want the u.s. out of afghanistan, about 70% say it's time for the u.s. to come home, the u.s. is spending t
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> at the nato summit this week, allied leaders signed off on president obama's timetable to end the war in afghanistan by 2014. i was there to report the summit and i sat down with afghan president hamid karzai to talk about the war, the war in pakistan and their relationship with osama bin laden. >> do you believe they were protecting bin laden? >> he was killed. whether he had official protection is something i...
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good to have you, brooke, here at this republican convention. >> wolf blitzer, thank you. i'll come find you a little later. we'll watch for you and the a team reporting from the convention center. in the meantime as you mentioned we're not ignoring other stories either. hundreds of earthquakes have been rattling folks in southern california in something scientists actually call a swarm, this earthquake swarm. it's the most seismic activity in southern california since the '70s. they're expecting thousands, you heard me, thousands more quakes over the next couple of days. casey wian is in california in the city that's apparently closest to this swarm. how strong are these earthquakes, casey? >> reporter: they're ranging in magnitude, brooke. we felt one not long ago 3.8 magnitude. it was a good, sharp jolt that you could really feel. some of them have been as strong as 5.3, even 5.5 magnitude. those are the ones that have actually done some damage. but by our account, nearly 500 er earthquakes in the last 36 hours. 60 of approximately more than 3.0 in magnitude. when we go
good to have you, brooke, here at this republican convention. >> wolf blitzer, thank you. i'll come find you a little later. we'll watch for you and the a team reporting from the convention center. in the meantime as you mentioned we're not ignoring other stories either. hundreds of earthquakes have been rattling folks in southern california in something scientists actually call a swarm, this earthquake swarm. it's the most seismic activity in southern california since the '70s. they're...